CEDRA - Climate change and Environmental Degradation Risk and Adaptation Assessment
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Title:
CEDRA - Climate change and Environmental Degradation Risk and Adaptation Assessment an environmental tool for agencies in developing countries
Creator:
Wiggins, Sarah
Wiggins, Mike ( editor )
Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Place of Publication:
Teddington, United Kingdom
Publisher:
Tearfund
Publication Date:
Copyright Date:
2009
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Climate change ( lcshac )
Developing countries ( lcshac )
Risk management ( lcshac )
Natural hazards and disasters ( lcshac )
Genre:
non-fiction ( marcgt )

Notes

Summary:
This document presents the various steps to using the Climate Change and Environmental Degradation Risk and Adaptation Assessment (CEDRA) tool. CEDRA is based on the premise that there is a strong and positive relationship between environmental adaptation, climate change adaptation (CCA), and disaster risk reduction (DRR). When the risks associated with climate change and environment degradation are not taken into account, development efforts are often negatively impacted. The increased intensity and frequency of disaster events related to these phenomena have often stalled the development process. Through the use of CEDRA, the authors maintain that climate and environmental risks facing development projects can be outlined in order to decide whether or not to incorporate adaptation measures into project objectives, to stop the project, or to start an entirely new project. To determine which actions to take, the author proposes that development and DRR agencies follow and complete the CEDRA Steps and Report when designing projects. There are six steps in the CEDRA process: 1) Identify Environmental Hazards; 2) Prioritize Hazards to Address; 3) Select Adaptation Options; 4) Address Unmanageable Risks; Consider New Projects and Locations; and 6) Continual Review. In all, these steps should allow for participatory decision-making, collaboration, and knowledge sharing among the scientific community, local communities, and governments. What is most impressive about CEDRA is the step-by-step detail provided to those seeking to implement the tool, from the steps required to identify environmental hazards to the process of continual evaluation. It also delineates where to locate sources of information and what types of information is best suited to determining the appropriateness of particular risk and adaptation measures. It is also notable that the authors address unmanageable risks. This is ignored or minimally discussed in many DRR documents. The Annex also proves to be a valuable part of the document as it provides the CEDRA Tool Kit and Report needed to follow through with the CEDRA steps. ( English )
Subject:
Climate Change ( English )
Subject:
Environment ( English )
Scope and Content:
Background p. 3; Step 1 Identifying climatic and environmental hazards from scientific and community sources p. 10; 1.1 Identify different zones within a country p. 10; 1.2 Think about the type of information needed p. 11; 1.3 Compile a list of questions that you need answered p. 12; 1.4 Collect scientific information to help answer your questions p. 14; 1.5 Collect community knowledge to help answer your questions p. 21; Step 2 Prioritising which hazards are the most important to address p. 25; 2.1 Completing the project risk assessment part of the report p. 25; Step 3 Selecting appropriate adaptation options p. 29; 3.1 How to find out about different adaptation options p. 30; 3.2 How to choose which adaptation options to take and which tools to use p. 33; Step 4 What to do if risks to our existing projects are unmanageable p. 38; Step 5 Considering new projects and new project locations p. 41; Step 6 Continual review p. 43; 6.1 Learning from evaluation p. 44; 6.2 Reviewing the information collected from scientists and local communities p. 45; CEDRA Field Tools p. 49; CEDRA Steps p. 49; CEDRA Field Tool Questions p. 50; CEDRA Report Format: blank copy p. 52; CEDRA Field Tool Checklist p. 53; Appendices p. 63; Appendix A Glossary p. 63; Appendix B Useful resources p. 67 ( English )
Citation/Reference:
Wiggins, S., Wiggins, M. (2009). CEDRA: climate change and environmental degradation risk and adaptation assessment. TEARFUND.
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Source Institution:
Florida International University
Rights Management:
© Tearfund 2009
Resource Identifier:
FI13042545

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